143 Womble Carlyle Attorneys Make 2014 List of The Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2013
CHARLESTON, SC – August 15, 2013 – Womble Carlyle placed 143 attorneys on the 2014 Woodward/White Inc.’s The Best Lawyers in America rankings, a new record for the firm. Last year, 134 Womble Carlyle lawyers made the list.
The following is a list of the Womble Carlyle attorneys who rank among the country’s best. Attorneys marked with an asterisk (*) are new to the Best Lawyers list for 2014. Lawyers marked with (10) have been on the Best Lawyers list for at least 10 years. Those marked with (20) have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years, while those marked with (25) have been on the Best Lawyers list for at least 25 years:
Atlanta
Tracy M. Field, Healthcare Law
*Louis T. Isaf, Patent Law
William M. Ragland, Jr., Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Banking & Finance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Patent Law, Patent Litigation, Technology Law
Clinton D. Richardson, Jr., Corporate Law
John F. Sandy Smith, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Michael J. Sullivan, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
*John A. Thomson, Jr., Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
James F. Vaughan, Patent Law, Patent Litigation, Trademark Law
Baltimore
David B. Hamilton, Commercial Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation
Barry J. Herman, Intellectual Property Litigation
Charleston
J. Marshall Allen, Health Care Law
Charles J. Baker III, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation
Laurel R.S. Blair, Trusts & Estates Litigation
William C. Cleveland III, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Securities Litigation, Mediation
David M. Collins, Admiralty & Maritime Law
David H. Crawford, Real Estate Law
Morris A. Ellison (10), Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Real Estate Law
W. Foster Gaillard (10), Real Estate Law
C. Allen Gibson Jr. (10), Construction Law, Construction Litigation
Henry E. Grimball, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
Thomas L. Harper Jr., Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Law
Greg Horton, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Sean D. Houseal, Environmental Litigation
David B. McCormack, Arbitration, Employment Law (Management), Labor & Employment Litigation
Cynthia Spieth Morton, Real Estate Law
James D. Myrick, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
Gordon D. Schreck (20), Admiralty & Maritime Law
Kenneth F. Smith, Trusts & Estates, Tax Law
Henry B. Smythe, Jr. (10), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
Susan M. Smythe (20), Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
Charles P. Summerall IV, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
*James E. Weatherholtz, Construction Law
David S. Yandle, Employment Law (Management), Labor Law (Management), Labor & Employment Litigation
Stephanie L. Yarbrough, Economic Development Law
Charlotte
G. Michael Barnhill, Commercial Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Banking & Finance Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Municipal Litigation
Cornelius W. Coghill III, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates, Trust & Estates Litigation
Jim D. Cooley, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Banking & Finance Litigation, Real Estate Litigation
James P. Cooney III (10), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), White-Collar Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants)
James E. Daniel, Employee Benefits Law
Bradford A. De Vore, Environmental Law
Debbie W. Harden, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation
Jeffrey S. Hay, Corporate Law, Venture Capital Law, Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Mark Henriques, Commercial Litigation
Mark J. Horoschak (10), Antitrust Law, Health Care Law, Antitrust Litigation
Cyrus M. Johnson, Jr., Corporate Law
Jane Jeffries Jones, Securities Regulation
*Christopher H. Kouri, Corporate Law
Katherine T. Lange, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Meredith J. McKee, Commercial Litigation
Richard E. Morton, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation
Richard L. Rainey, Employment Law (Management), Labor & Employment Litigation
William C. Raper (20), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation
*Claire J. Rauscher, Commercial Litigation
Raboteau T. Wilder, Jr. (10), Health Care Law
Columbia
Kevin A. Hall, Commercial Litigation
Greensboro
Jacqueline E. Camp, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
Gregory M. Chabon, Corporate Law
Jack B. Hicks (10), Intellectual Property Litigation, Copyright Law, Patent Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark Law
James M. Powell (10), Labor Law (Management), Employment Law (Management)
C. Robert Rhodes, Patent Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Thomas S. Stukes (10), Health Care Law
Greenville
Larry D. Estridge (20), Real Estate Law
R. Howard Grubbs (10), Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation
D. Allen Grumbine (10), Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Corporate Law
Sandra Louise Weikel Miller, Health Care Law
Samuel W. Outten, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
W. Lindsay Smith (10), Real Estate Law
Elizabeth O. Temple, Securities/Capital Markets Law
Rory D. Whelehan, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
Raleigh
Elizabeth K. Arias, Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates Litigation
Paul H. Billow, Public Finance Law
John C. Cooke, Land Use & Zoning Law, Land Use & Zoning Litigation
Donald A. Donadio (20), Real Estate Law
Marilyn R. Forbes, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants)
*Christopher M. Humphrey, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law, Patent Litigation
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., Economic Development Law
G. Thomas Lee, Public Finance Law
Johnny M. Loper, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation
William C. Matthews, Jr., Real Estate Law
Pressly M. Millen, Antitrust Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Securities Litigation
Burley B. Mitchell, Jr., Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Frederick W. Rom, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Nellie K. Shipley, Real Estate Law
Hayden J. Silver III, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation
Research Triangle Park
*Kenneth W. Lewis, Corporate Law
Kenneth N. Shelton, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Timber Law
Tysons Corner
John S. Gambaccini, Corporate Law
*Thomas J. Sawyer, Employment Law-Management, Labor & Employment Litigation
Washington
Richard G. David, Real Estate Law
John D. Hagner, Real Estate Law
Randall A. Hanson, Mergers & Acquisition Law
Elizabeth C. Lee, Real Estate Law
Kenneth W. Logwood, Real Estate Law
Pamela V. Rothenberg, Real Estate Law
Howard N. Solodky, Tax Law
Jeffrey L. Tarkenton, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
Wilmington
*Mark L. Desgrosseilliers, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
Winston-Salem
Alfred G. Adams (25), Real Estate Law
Jean Taylor Adams (10), Trusts and Estates
Mary Craven Adams, Family Law
Reid C. Adams, Jr., Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (Plaintiffs)
H. Grady Barnhill, Jr. (25), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Securities Litigation, Trusts & Estates Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
Jimmy H. Barnhill (10), Family Law
Anthony H. Brett (20), Health Care Law
Peter S. Brunstetter (10), Corporate Law, Health Care Law
Frank W. Bullock, Jr., Appellate Law, Arbitration, Mediation
Karen E. Carey, Construction Law
Keith A. Clinard, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
W. Andrew Copenhaver (10), Antitrust Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, First Amendment Law
Linwood L. Davis (25), Corporate Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law
Ronald R. Davis, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation, Securities Litigation
Christina Upton Douglas, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Jonathan M. Engram, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Garth A. Gersten, Insurance Law
Allan R. Gitter (25), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Professional Malpractice Law (Defendants), Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants)
Ellen M. Gregg, Commercial Litigation
*Edward W. Griggs, Trusts & Estates
Michael D. Gunter (20), Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Hardin G. Halsey (10), Real Estate Law, Timber Law
Hada de Varona Haulsee, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Lori Privette Hinnant, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation
Jeffrey C. Howland (10), Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Technology Law, Venture Capital Law, Securities Regulation
Trent E. Jernigan, Real Estate Law
Jeffrey T. Lawyer (10), Tax Law
Christopher E. Leon, Banking & Finance Law
R. Michael Leonard, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action (Defendants)
Jeffrey R. McFadden, Patent Law
James R. Morgan, Jr. (10), Labor and Employment Litigation
*John F. Morrow, Jr., Intellectual Property Litigation
*James K. Phillips, Antitrust Law
*John E. Pueschel, Employment Law – Management
Elizabeth L. Quick (25), Trusts & Estates
George A. Ragland (10), Trusts & Estates
Michael E. Ray, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Litigation
Greg L. Smith (10), Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law
*Randel S. Springer, Trademark Law
Kimberly H. Stogner, Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates Litigation
William B. Sullivan (10), Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Keith W. Vaughan (10), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
William R. Whitehurst (10), Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
C. Mark Wiley (10), Tax Law, Tax Litigation & Controversy
Erna A.P. Womble, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
William F. Womble, Jr. (20), Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
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